In the USA, ChargePoint has received awards, through its partners, of more than $19 million to deploy 248 DC fast charging ports at 45 sites along California highways. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Rome’s outer suburbs to be served by 60 electric buses
By January 2025, 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses are due to arrive in Rome, which will be used for local public transport in the car-dependent outer suburbs. Read more…
Siemens eMobility & Heliox to form a new entity
Siemens has announced that it will carve out Siemens eMobility business, which offers IoT-enabled hardware, software and services for AC and DC charging and combine it with charging infrastructure specialist Heliox, which the German group acquired earlier this year. The two will be merged into a separate legal structure. Read more…
US researchers find trick to extend battery life
Researchers in the US apparently found a way to extend the service life of batteries by 50 per cent – without interfering with the cell chemistry. But they did have some help from an AI. Read more…
AE Elemental opens recycling plant in Poland
The joint venture between US company Ascend Elements and the Polish company Elemental Strategic Metals has opened its announced recycling plant for electric car batteries in Zawiercie. It will now build an even larger recycling plant in Germany. Read more…
US earmarks billions in funding for domestic battery value creation
The US Department of Energy has announced over three billion dollars in grants for 25 selected projects to boost the domestic production of batteries and battery materials. The initiative aims to reduce the US’s dependence on battery imports. Read more…
Peugeot introduces large battery for e-3008 and e-5008
At the launch of the two electric SUVs, Peugeot announced long-range variants with a 97 kWh battery, but so far, only the smaller battery has been available to order. The Stellantis brand will introduce the new battery options for the e-3008 and e-5008 at the Paris Motor Show in October. Read more…
Markus Hackmann from P3 Group: What EV will win the European Charging Index?
For the P3 Charging Index Asia, the Lotus Emeya outperformed all other models. P3 Managing Director Markus Hackmann promises that the management consulting firm will soon publish a new index for Europe and hints at who could take the top spot there. Read more…
Daimler Truck selects Munich Electrification as BMS supplier
German supplier Munich Electrification will supply Daimler Truck with battery management systems in future. These will be used in the latter’s electric truck models. Read more…
Canoo gets ready to leave California
Californian EV startup Canoo is getting ready to move its headquarters to the US state of Texas. Its engineering workforce will be moved to the company’s two Oklahoma locations. Read more…
Denmark: Clever and Apcoa plan 5,000 charging points in car parks
Together with Apcoa, charge point operator Clever plans to install more than 5,000 public charging points in car parks in Denmark by 2028. In addition, charging processes at all 8,500 public Clever charging points can soon be paid for via the Apcoa app. Read more…
Blink Charging announces major layoff wave
The US charging network operator Blink Charging has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by 14 per cent. The job cuts are intended to be ‘a proactive step’ to adapt to current market conditions. Blink Charging is active in North America as well as in Europe. Read more…
Indian auto supplier Motherson partners with Ree
The Israeli electric vehicle platform provider Ree Automotive has gained the Indian automotive supplier Motherson Group as a strategic investor. Motherson is not only providing fresh capital, but will also support Ree in the production of electric delivery vans. Read more…
UK: Shell opens first electric truck charging station
Shell has installed a 400 kW DC charger at the Markham Moor truckstop in Nottinghamshire, UK. It offers two charging connections and is reserved for electric trucks. Read more…
Vestel founds e-mobility division and announces MCS charger
At the IAA Transportation, the Turkish electronics group Vestel announced the introduction of a megawatt charging system for 2025. The initiative is part of Vestel’s roadmap to sharpen its focus on e-mobility. Read more…
MAN and E.ON open first site of their truck charging network
MAN Truck & Bus and E.ON are aiming to set up around 170 truck charging parks across Europe. The cooperation partners’ first charging site has now gone into operation near Berlin. Two further German sites are to follow soon. Read more…
US battery recycler Redwood wins BMW as a customer
The US recycling company Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has gained another major customer in BMW. The agreement provides for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries from BMW vehicles in the USA. Read more…
Bollinger Motors starts serial production of B4 Chassis Cab
The 2025 model year of Bollinger Motors’ all-electric B4 Chassis Cab will sell from 158,758 (MSRP). Series production kicked off mid-September, with first customer deliveries scheduled for next month. Read more…
Nio is not interested in Audi factory in Brussels; launches Onvo L60
That was quick: barely 24 hours after rumours emerged that Nio could take over the Audi factory in Brussels, the Chinese electric car manufacturer has denied the possibility. Meanwhile, the new Nio sub-brand Onvo is celebrating the market debut of its first vehicle. Read more…
Volvo revises its product roadmap
Volvo Cars has presented its revised product plans to its North American dealers after the brand recently dropped its goal of becoming an all-electric car manufacturer by 2030. Accordingly, Volvo plans to launch ten new or updated models within two years. Read more…
